Population (2015) 1,254 Local time Sunday 10:49 PM | Founded by "Company of the South" Founded 1932 | |
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Weather 15°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Kfar Bilu (Hebrew: כְּפַר בִּיל"וּ, lit. Bilu Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Rehovot and Kiryat Ekron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,254.
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Map of Kfar Bilu, Israel
History
The moshav was founded in 1932 as part of the Settlement of the Thousand plan by a group of workers known as the "Company of the South" (Hebrew: חבורת הדרום, Havurot HaDarom), who had been preparing in Rehovot. Its name commemorated fifty years since the first aliyah of Bilu members.
References
Kfar Bilu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA